Edski's Genealogy Related Pointers

To find out about Ed and Anita's ancestry, click on the picture to the right. Other genealogical sites are available through the links and pointers below.

Skinner Web Sites

Devonshire, England

Hugh Skinner was born in 1807 in Marwood, Devon, England, a few miles north of Barnstaple. Hugh's father was named Robert. Hugh married Catherine Folland (of Pilton) on 5-May-1831 in the parish church.

1851 and 1881 Census Lookup (all Great Britain)
Instow, Devon Tourism
North Devon - The Official On-Line Guide

Perthshire, Scotland

James Watson (b. March 1806, Logie Toll, Perthshire, Scotland) and Margaret Clarke (b. 1808, Glamis, Scotland) had ten children.

Highlander Web Magazine
The Northern Scot
Scotnet Home Page

Guelph Ontario Canada

James Watson and Margaret Clarke emigrated from Scotland to Guelph in 1855. The next year, Hugh Skinner and Catherine Folland (b. 1811) left England for Guelph. Elizabeth "Bessie" Watson, daughter of James and Margaret, married George Henry Skinner, son of Hugh and Catherine. George and Bessie are Ed's great grandparents on his paternal line.

Guelph, city of
Guelph, city of
Guelph Public Library
University of Guelph, library of
Waterloo and Wellington Counties Genealogical Society
Ontario Genealogical Society
Canadian Genealogy Resources

Other Genealogy Pointers

Edwin McMasters Stanton Links (a possible relative)

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Revised 29-June-2005